Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A proposal to restrict short-term rentals of properties in Eastern Jefferson Township will advance to the next level following action taken Tuesday night by Mercer County Zoning Commissioners.
Zoning commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday during [More]
St. Marys defeats St. Henry
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - One hot streak in the first quarter gave St. Marys a comfortable lead.
Another in the third quarter put the game on ice.
The Roughriders celebrated Senior Night in style, beating St. Henry 61-27 in a Grand Lake-area girls basketball contest at Grand Lake Health System Court on Tuesday night. [More]
Obituaries on February 2nd, 2022
Ernest J. Staugler, age 89, of Coldwater, died on Monday, January 31, 2022, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Memorial services for Mary Ellen White have been rescheduled to 1 p.m. Feb. 19, [More]
Bryan Ruhenkamp, 51, Fort Loramie, died Jan. 31, 2022, at Wilson Health Hospita [More]
Local pictures on February 2nd, 2022
Subscriber stories on February 2nd, 2022
Like a lot of weathermen, varmints are usually wrong
CELINA - Local weatherman Dennis Howick said people like to find out whether or not the groundhog will see his shadow today not because they think th
ROCKFORD - Village officials at Tuesday's council meeting made plans to prepare for a winter storm forecast to hit the area today.
Mayor Amy Joseph
MINSTER - Work has begun on the $1.23 million Seventh Street reconstruction project, village administrator Don Harrod reported after Tuesday night's council meeting.
Design also reduces erosion, nutrient loading
CELINA - Contractors recently finished final grading of a two-stage ditch and wetlands as part of an Ohio Lake Erie Commission funded project just north of Celina and accessible from Weitz Road.
CHICKASAW - JP Poultry is expanding its layer hen facility at 8704 State Route 274 to enable the farm to house more than 800,000 chickens, according to information from the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday awarded a $1.74 million contract to Shinn Bros. Inc, Celina, for Chickasaw's long anticipated northside infrastructure improvement project.
MINSTER - It took 6 1/2 minutes for Minster to dent the scoreboard, and by halftime Ottawa-Glandorf was up by 10.
But after a 15-0 third quarter, the deficit was insurmountable.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
Marion Local took an early lead and overcame a heroic effort from Arcanum's Hailey Unger to come away with a 60-52 girls basketball win at the Hangar on Tuesday, handing the Division III fourth-ranked Trojans their second loss of the year.